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Rapture^
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But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope.
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.
For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.
And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
Therefore comfort one another with these words.
1Thessalonians 4:13-18
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 85095557 The classic Rapture text. Nice find! You're learning .... That text refers to the resurrection. How do we know it is the resurrection? By looking at the context defined in 1th 4:14 which is talking about the resurrection of Christ and in the future our resurrection also. 1Th 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. People or I should say the devil has worked overtime and has made this such a complicated issue with semantic arguments by confusing simple words like tribulation for example. People use this word describing the 7-year Tribulation, others get specific and claim tribulation only denotes the first 3 1/2 years of the 7-year tribulation, both are correct. It's sickening to witness this thread in some instances being a perfect example. This point I can heartily agree with you! In order to communicate with one another effectively, the language barrier must first be scaled. Terms should be carefully defined so that we are certain to be discussing the same event. I wouldn't describe it as 'sickening', but perhaps we have gotten off on the wrong foot due to this very issue of not defining our terms. A thought - Perhaps if we discuss a single point, rather than posting a wall of scripture on a variety of subjects, we would gain more traction and coherence, as well as mutual understanding?
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